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Pumpkin Diseases: Observations from 2010
and
Recommendations for 2011
Mohammad Babadoost
University of Illinois
Email:
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Important Pumpkin Diseases in 2010 ___________________________________________
Bacterial diseases
Phytophthora blight
Downy mildew
Powdery mildew
Babadoost
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Bacterial Diseases of Pumpkins__________________________________________
Angular leaf spot:
Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans
Bacterial wilt: Erwinia tracheiphila
*Bacterial spot (bacterial leaf spot):
Xanthomonas cucurbitae
Babadoost
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Bacterial Diseases of Pumpkins__________________________________________
Angular leaf spot
If occurs,
use copper
compound
to control
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Bacterial Diseases of Pumpkins __________________________________________
Bacterial wilt
For control
of bacterial
wilt, you
need to
control the
vectors
(insects)Babadoost
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Bacterial Diseases of Pumpkins __________________________________________
Bacterial spot (bacterial leaf spot)
Babadoost
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Bacterial spot (bacterial leaf spot)
Babadoost
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Bacterial spot on fruit
Babadoost
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Colonization of bacterial-infected
fruit by other organisms Babadoost
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Collapse of pumpkin fruit infected
by Xanthomonas cucurbitae
Babadoost
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Bacterial Spot of Pumpkins - Research______________________________________
Objectives:
Field surveys to determine the incidence
and severity of the bacterial spot
Determine pathogenic variation of Xc
Determine genetic variation of Xc
Determine the importance of seed-borne
aspect of Xc
Deterermine host-range of Xc
Determine survival of Xc in the fieldBabadoost
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Bacterial Spot of
Pumpkins ___________________
Survey of
disease
occurrence
2009 and 2010
NENW
SW SE
Babadoost
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2009NW:
- No. fields
surveyed: 6
- No. fields with
disease: 6 (100%)
- Infect. fruit: 70%
SW:
- No. fields
surveyed: 2
- No. fields with
disease: 2 (100%)
- Infect. fruit: 26%
NE:
- No. fields
surveyed: 5
-No. fields with
disease: 5 (100%)
- Infect. fruit: 30%
SE:
- No. fields
surveyed: 4
-No. fields with
disease: 4 (100%)
- Infect. fruit: 54%
NW NE
SW SE
17 Fields
Babadoost
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2010NW:
- No. fields
surveyed: 12
- No. fields with
disease: 8 (67%)
- Infect. fruit: 54%
SW:
- No. fields
surveyed: 12
- No. fields with
disease: 9 (75%)
- Infect. fruit: 15%
NE:
- No. fields
surveyed: 12
-No. fields with
disease: 11 (92%)
- Infect. fruit: 39%
SE:
- No. fields
surveyed: 14
-No. fields with
disease: 12 (86%)
- Infect. fruit: 28%
NW NE
SW SE
50 Fields
Babadoost
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Bacterial Spot of Pumpkins in Illinois (2010)
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No. fields surveyed: 50
Fields with infected fruit: 40 (80%)
No. of fruits checked: 2,685
No. fruits infected: 905 (34%)
Fields with > 90% infected fruit: 3 (6%)
Fields with > 80% infected fruit: 4 (8%)
Fields with > 50% infected fruit: 9 (18%)
Babadoost
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RFLP pattern
Using primers RST2 and RST3, specific
for some species of Xanthomonas.
to amplify HRP geneBabadoost
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Collecting seeds from infected fruits
for testing Babadoost
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Managing Bacterial Spot of Pumpkin _________________________________________________________
Spray copper at 7-day intervals beginning
fruit sets
Effects of Quintec 2.08SC
(not reliable data yet)
Babadoost
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Phytophthora Blight
of Pumpkins
Babadoost
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Phytophthora Blight of Pumpkins__________________________________________
Pathogen: Phytophthora capsici
Disease cycles: multi-cycled disease
Plant infection: at all growing stages
Environmental factors: moist and warm
Major symptoms: crown rot, foliar blight,
fruit rot
Babadoost
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Phytophthora seedling death of
Pumpkins in the greenhouse and field
Babadoost
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Phytophthora fruit rot of pumpkinsBabadoost
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Phytophthora foliar blight of pumpkinsBabadoost
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Phytophthora crown
infection of a squash plantBabadoost
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Phytophthora foliar blight and
fruit rot of squash Babadoost
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Managing Phytophthora Blight of
Pumpkins____________________________________________________
Challenges
No resistant cucurbit cultivar
Genetic diversity of the pathogen
Pathogen survival in soil
Wide host range of the pathogen
Plant infection at all growth stages
and after harvestBabadoost
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Managing
Phytophthora Blight of Pumpkins____________________________________________________
Recommended Practices
≥3 years of crop rotations
Avoid using contaminated water
Disk localized infected areas
Fungicide applications
Babadoost
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Disk localized area with
Phytophthora infection
Babadoost
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Fungicides for Phytophthora Blight of Pumpkins__________________________________________________________
Effective Fungicides
** Cyazofamid (Ranman 400SC)
** Captan (Maestro 80DF) – not registered
** Dimethomorph (Forum 4.16SC )
** Famoxadone + Cymoxanil (Tanos 50WDG)
- Fluazinam (Omega 500F) – further studies needed
***Fluopicolide (Presidio 4SC)
***Mandipropamid (Revus 2.09SC)
* Mefenoxam (Ridomil Gold Copper 65WP)
* Mefenoxam (Ridomil Gold EC 4SC, Ridom. G. 480SL)
* Phosphorous acid (ProPhyt) – inconsistent resultsBabadoost
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Fungicides for Pumpkins Phytophthora
__________________________________________
Name FRAC Code
Dimethomorph (Forum) 40
Famoxadone + Cymoxanil (Tanos) 11, 27
Fluopicolide (Presidio) 43
Mandipropamid (Revus) 40
Mefenoxam (Apron XL LS) 4
Mefenoxam (Ridomil Gold Copper) 4,M
Mefenoxam (Ridomil Gold EC, or SL) 4
Phosphorous acid (ProPhyt, Agri-Fos, ...) 33Babadoost
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Fungicides for Pumpkins
Phytophthora Blight in in Illinois______________________________________________________
Available Effective Fungicides
Cyazofamid (Ranman 400SC)
Dimethomorph (Forum 4.16SC )
Famoxadone + Cymoxanil (Tanos 50WDG)
Mandipropamid (Revus 2.09SC)
*Fluopicolide (Presidio 4SC)
Babadoost
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Managing Phytophthora Blight of
Pumpkins__________________________________________________________________
Effective Fungicide Control
Mix the fungicide with a copper compound
(i.e., Kocide, Cuprofix,…)
Alternate fungicides
(i.e., Revus + copper alternated
Tanos + copper)
Babadoost
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Downy Mildew of Pumpkins
Babadoost
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Downey Mildew of Pumpkins__________________________________________
Pathogen: Pseudoperonospora cubensis
Pathogen survival: golf area
Pathogen dispersal: air current
Reproduction cycle: every few days
Environmental factors: wet conditions
Babadoost
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Downy mildew of pumpkin Babadoost
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Pathotypes of Downy Mildew Pathogen________________________________________________________
Pathotypes________________________
Host 1 2 3 4 5 .
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) + + + + +Cantaloupe, muskmelon
(C. Melo var. reticulatus) + + + + +
Small melons (C. Melo var. common) _ + + + +
Asian melons (C. Melo var. acidulus) _ _ + + +
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) _ _ _ + +
Pumpkin and Squash (Cucurbita spp.) _ _ _ _ + ________________________________________________________
+ = Compatible host; - = Incompatible host
Babadoost
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Downy mildew symptoms on leavesBabadoost
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Pumpkins downy mildew on
upper leaf surface Babadoost
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Pumpkins downy mildew
on upper leaf surfaceBabadoost
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Pumpkins
downy mildew
on lower leaf face
Babadoost
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Cupping and necrosis of downy
mildew-infected leavesBabadoost
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A pumpkin filed with downy
mildew-infected plants Babadoost
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Management of Downy Mildew of Pumpkins
__________________________________________________
Where does downy mildew pathogen
survive in winter?
In the south (Guelph area)
In greenhouses
When is downy mildew expected in
the Illinois?
Usually in July or August Babadoost
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Management of Downy Mildew of
Pumpkins_______________________________________________________
Monitoring spread of the pathogen:
North Carolina State Univ. Website
(www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/cucurbit)
Field scouting is very important
Fungicide applications
Babadoost
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Overwintering of the pathogen
Babadoost
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Illinois
Development
of downy in
Illinois in
2007
(pumpkin
and squash)Babadoost
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Illinois
Development
of downy in
Illinois in
2009
(cucumber
and melon)Babadoost
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Illinois
Development
of downy in
Illinois in
2010
(pumpkin
and squash)Babadoost
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Processing pumpkins are more susceptible to downy mildew than jack-o-lantern pumpkins
Babadoost
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Control of Downy Mildew of Pumpkins
ungicide Applications
Effective Fungicides
Mandipropamid (Revus)
Propamocarb (Previcur Flex)
Dimethomorph (Forum, Acrobat)
Famoxadone + cymoxanil (Tanos)
Cyazofamid (Ranman)
Zaxomide + mancozeb (Gavel)*
Chlorothalonil (Bravo Weather Stik) Babadoost
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Control of Downy Mildew of Pumpkins_________________________________________________________________
Effective Fungicide Control
Prior to the infection, apply Bravo Weather
Stik mixed with a copper compound (i.e.,
Kocide-3000, Cuprofix) - preventive
At the first sign of the disease, spray plants
with one of the effective fungicides
(Revus, Tanos, Ranman) mixed with Bravo
Weather Stik
Weekly applications of the fungicides
throughout the season is neededBabadoost
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Powdery Mildew of Pumpkins
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Powdery Mildew of Pumpkins_______________________________________
Pathogens: Podosphaeria sp. (fungus)
Pathogen survival: crop residue
Pathogen dispersal: air current
Reproduction cycle: every few days
Environmental factors: humid condition
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Pumpkins powdery on vinesBabadoost
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Powdery mildew on lower leaf
surface
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Cucurbit powdery mildew Babadoost
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Pumpkin Powdery Mildew___________________________________________
Fungicides:
Procure, Rally; Quadris, Quadris Opti, Cabrio,
Pristine, Flint; Quintec; Sulfur
Apply sprays beginning first sign of the
disease on vines (≥4 spray)
4 sprays: Pristine + Kocide-3000 (2 wks)/
Quintec or Procure + Kocide (1 wk)/ Pristine
+ Kocide (2 wks)/Quintec or Procure + Kocide
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Pumpkin filed day in Illinois Babadoost
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